Author Archives: Ari Tulla

Health information search is the third most popular internet use case!

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Recent studies present that the digital health industry is growing at a fast pace. BetterDoctor team is really excited about three surprising research findings that we have come across recently. Here’s an infographic summarizing the key findings.

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Sources:
http://pewinternet.org/~/media/files/reports/2011/pip_healthtopics.pdf
http://www.ihealthbeat.org/articles/2012/6/25/survey-us-patients-want-to-use-technology-to-manage-their-care.aspx
http://rockhealth.com/resources/rock-reports/

BetterDoctor is hiring a Platform Engineer

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Platform Engineer 

We offer the best web and mobile apps that help consumers find and book a quality doctor in minutes. The grand plan is to help millions of people stay healthy. BetterDoctor’s Bay Area beta service is live at http://betterdoctor.com.

You’re joining a small but efficient team because you like the idea of working on the platform side of things while teaming up with a first-class front-end UI engineer. You enjoy working in an Agile environment where everyone’s opinion is considered.

This is your change to jump into a fast moving startup and experience the thrill of building something groundbreaking!

 Responsibilities:

  • Work directly with a cross-functional team of to develop an innovative cutting-edge web application platform.
  • Design and implement features from concept to completion balancing business needs between quality, scalability, maintainability, performance on one hand versus efficient and speedy implementation on the other.
  • Be responsible for the full life-cycle of projects, including requirements design, technical design, task estimation, implementation, automated testing, debugging, and deployment.

 Requirements:

  • Bachelor’s degree (or higher) in Computer Science.
  • 2 or more years of experience developing and successfully delivering scalable web applications.
  • Background in Ruby on Rails preferred. Python or PHP will do, so long as you are willing to learn.
  • Automated unit testing.
  • Experience working in a *nix environment
  • Experience with various database technologies. Preference for MongoDB.
  • Experience developing applications in a startup environment emphasizing collaborative design and individual responsibility.
  • Excellent written and verbal communications skills.
  • Must have current US work authorization.

 Preferred:

  • Experience with scripting languages (at least one of perl, bash, ksh)
  • Experience with APIs & SDKs.
  • Experience with Operational Automation (Chef or Puppet)

 Benefits:

  • Be one of the very first employees!
  • Stock options and competitive salary
  • Flexible vacation days
  • Medical insurance

Click HERE to apply.